As anyone who’s opened a newspaper in the last year knows, Myanmar is opening up. After its long period of inward-looking dictatorship, this Southeast-Asian country is undergoing democratic reforms. With an elected government and a more open policy, long-standing sanctions against foreign investment have been lifted and the country is seeing a minor boom in tourism, […]

E-waste is a growing problem worldwide and responsible governments and corporations are already taking steps to minimize their e-waste footprint. Computers and office equipment is made to last, but often it lasts long after its useful lifetime. As offices upgrade their computers, copiers and mobile devices the e-waste mountain continues to grow and, because of toxic compounds included in the manufacture […]